We had pretty great weather throughout the week until Friday. When we woke up, we could sense that it was darker than normal and we heard rain and wind. It was the kind of cold that gets into your bones and refuses to cede to any warmth. At tea, around 10:00 AM, however, it got strange. The already grey skies darkened until they resembled a night sky. It was eerie. The folks who are either from this area or have lived here a long time all remarked that they would not be surprised if it snowed that night or the next day. While it didn't snow, later that night it rained and hailed and thunder rolled through the hills for what seemed like an hour without stopping. We are still hoping to see at least some snow before the end of winter, but it has been mild and mostly sunny. It's hard to complain about that.
I am already excited about visiting home this summer. We are waiting on a few dates for seminars before we can really start planning. I'll be teaching AP European History next year and need to get to a Summer Institute and Tim currently is waiting to hear about several other opportunities. Cassidy will be returning to Camp Susquehannock, but will be able to visit friends and family in Texas before she goes. If any of you lovely folks want to go on a road trip to help me deliver her, let me know. It's a long, but really nice drive.
I'm going to work on some blog posts with photos of our trip. I'm hoping to blog at least once a week, even if it's boring old posts about the weather and school. I can't wait to get home and see everybody!